Ophthalmic lens mounting



y 1940- 'r. E. BOSWORTH 2,208,356

OPHTHALMI G LENS MOUNTING Filed Aug. 5, 1938 INVENIUR. 7560/7201; Z605 wow/ A TTORNEYS.

Patented July 16, 1940 OPHTHALMIC LENS MOUNTING Thomas E. Bosworth, Cran'ston, a. 1., assignor to Universal Optical Corporation, a. corporation of Rhode Island Application August 1938,- Serial No. 223,240

7 Claims.

This invention relates to an ophthalmic mounting; and has for one of its objects to provide acushioning grip on the lens or mounting for the lens so that expansion and contraction of the parts may be accommodated and shocks exerted externally may be absorbed.

Another object of the invention is to'provide a cushioning mount for the lens which will eliminate the necessity of using springs or resilient metal parts.

Another object of the invention is to provide a mounting which may be accommodated to mount a temple at any selected height on the lens.

Another object of the invention is to provide an arrangement which will be attractive in appearance and one capable of forming an ornamental mounting for the lens.

With these and other objects in view, the inven- 20 tion consists of certain novel features of construction, as will be more fully described, and particularly pointed out in the appended claims.

In the accompanying drawing:

Fig. 1 is a front elevational view of a spectacle;

Fig. 2 is a top plan view thereof;

25 Fig. 3 is a sectional view on line 33 of Fig. 1; Fig. 4 is a sectional view on line 4-4 of Fig. 1; Fig. 5 is a sectional view on line 5--5 of Fig. 1; Fig. 6 is a sectional view on line 6-45 of Fig. 1; f Fig. 7 is a rear view of one lens mounting member;

Fig. 8 is a top edge view thereof;

Fig. 9 is a view similar to Fig. l-showing but a single lens and of a modified form of mounting member;

' Figs. 10 and 11 are sectional views showing the member engaging a fragmental portion of a lens and all of diiierent shapes or modifications from that previously shown in the figures of the drawing;

Fig. 12 is a perspective view of the cushioning material alone.

In the mounting of eyeglass lenses or spectacles without rims spring straps are sometimes used for this purpose. Spring straps provide certain difliculties which are desirable to be avoided by simplifying the mounting; and in order to accomplish such result, I have provided a mounting in which no springs are used but rather one 50 in which there is provided a sufiicient amount and extent of cushioning material, such *for instance .as rubber, to enable the lens to be satisfactorily mounted without the use of metal springs for this purpose; and the following is a more detailed description of the present embodiment of this invention, illustrating the preferred means by .whlch these advantageous results may be accomplished:

With reference to the drawing, l0 designates each lens which is here shown'as. of octagon drop shape, althoughany shape lens may be utilized. In the eight-sided shape here shown I provide a member H which comprises a strip of material l2 cut out to follow the shape of the upper edge of the lens in connection with which it is to be used. This member is provided with arms l3 and M at its ends extending inwardly toward each other. These arms are enlarged as at 15, i6 and provided with openings l1, l8 for the reception of fastening means. There is also pro- 15 vided a flange l9 at the temple end of the member and a flange at the nasal end of the member. A temple mount-2i notched as at 22 to fit the flange I9 is soldered to the flange as at 23. One leg 24 of a bridge 25 is soldered as .at 26 to the g flange 20 and also has a nose pad arm 21 soldered thereto as at 28, which arm carries a nose pad 29 of any suitable shape or construction, which shape or construction may be varied as desired.

The outer face of this member I I may be convex as at 30 or of any suitable shape which will present a satisfactory ornamental appearance, while the inner face of the member is recessed as at 3! and receives in this recess a cushioning strip of material 32 which is preferably rubber or may be cork or other similar substances which will be elastic so that whencompressed it will tend to return to its previous shape. This strip of cushioning material protrudes from this recess beyond the rear surface 33 of the member ll so that it will contact the lens ND when placed there against.

A similar member I I, comprising a similar strip of material l2 convex as at 30 and recessed on its inner surface as at 3| with cushioning material 32 therein, is located on the opposite side of the lens l0 and is also provided with arms l3 similarly constructed and shaped and pro vided with threaded openings 34 for the reception of a screw 35 which extends through a hole in the lens, the head 36 of which fits into the chemfered opening I! in the arm I3 so as to bind these two members H, II' together each with its cushioning material against the lens. This cushioning material, as will be noted from Fig. 4, extends about the screw 35 and forms a cushion for the same and as compressed tightly grips the screw to prevent it from being withdrawn from position. This same binding screw arrangement occurs at the nasal end of the member as at the 66 temple end, and I have caused similar fi res to designate the corresponding ports in this loosarms I3 and it that it is desirable toarc the member il slightly before such binding is had,

as illustrated in Fig. 8, where there is a slight curvature of the member asa whole, as designated,

The shape of the cushioning member 32 while it will always conform to the recess 3 inlay be such as to permit the edges of the metalstrip H to almost contact the lens when bound thereagainst or it may have projections thereon so that'such edges will never come in contact with the lens, as I have illustrated in ing.

In other cases this resilient cushioning material may take the form of a cap 40, as illustrated inFig. ll, to fit over the edge of the lens ill and the members it and ii may consist of strips of material with unrecessed or plain surfaces ll to engage beneath the flanges 212 of the cap at and force the leg portions til of the cap into engagement with the lens id. as the cap on the edge of the lens is self-sustaining in location, no recesses are needed in the members it for positioning the cushioning means with reference to the members.

In Fig. 10 I have illustrated the member it as provided with a lip d5 extending rearwardly from the edge of the front member to cover the upper edge of the lens it and provide a finished metallic surface about the edge of the lens where such might be desired, the structure being otherwise as previously shown in Figs, 1 to 6. This flange 65 will extend throughout the length of the member ii.

In Fig. 9 I have illustrated a mounting member 88 which difiers from the member ii in that it is of a shorter extent and the arms Q9 and 5d are located at a higher position with reference to the lens it than heretofore indicated. In

ing portions 56 to be positioned between the bifurcated ends of arm 2! and by means of some pivotal member 57 held in a hinged relation thereon. 1

The mounting above employed. thus provides a cushioning material extending throughout a considerable length and presenting a sufilcient area so that the desired amount of cushion is provided. This cushion serves not only as a shock absorber but also serves as a means for conforming to the shape of the lens to provide a well holding mounting therefor, and while for this latter purpose an elastic material is pro vided I might also employ some material which would conform on pressure to the shape of the lens without having elasticity as an inherent property thereof, such for instance as putty.

The foregoing description 1 is directed solely towards the construction illustrated, but I desire it to be understood that I reserve the privilege of resorting to all the mechanical changes to which the device is susceptible, the invention the showing in the. draw- In this case inasmuch being defined and limited only by the terms of stantially follow the contour of the lens and 10- cated along the upper portion only of the edge thereof on one side. of the lens, a similar individual member on the other side of the lens,

cushioning means located between each of said members and the lens, and means positioned a substantial distance inwardly ofthe inner edges of said members to bind them together with said lens between them. I

3. In an ophthalmic mounting, a lens, a pair of members each comprising a strip of material having a recess therein and shaped to substantially follow the contour of the lens and located along a portion of the edge thereof, said memhers being positioned on opposite sides of the lens and opposite to each other, cushioning means located in said recesses and normally protruding beyond the recesses to contact said lens, and means positioned a substantial distance inwardly of the inner edges of said members to urge them toward said lens and compress said cushioning means.

4. In an ophthalmic mounting, a lens, a pair of members each comprising a strip of material having a recess therein and shaped to substantially follow the contour of the lens and located along a portion of the edge thereof, Said mem hers being positioned on oppositesides of the lens and opposite .to each-other, cushioning means located in said recess and normally protruding beyond the recess to. contact said lens, and means extending inwardly of the inner edge of the members to urge them toward said lens and compress said cushioning means, said recess extending substantially throughout the entire length of the members.

5. In an ophthalmic mounting, a lens, a pair of members each comprising a strip of material shaped to substantially follow the contour of the lens and located along the upper portion only of the edge thereof, said members being positioned on opposite sides of the lens and opposite to each other, cushioning means located between said members and the lens, and means positioned inwardly of the inneredge of the members to urge them toward said lens to compress said cushioning means, said member having a temple mount carried thereby.

tioned on opposite sides of the lens and opposite to each other, cushioning means located between said members and the lens, and means positioned inwardly of the inner edge of the members to urge ,them toward said lens to compress said the lens and located along the upper portion only of the edge thereof, said members being posia,aoe,soe 3 cushioning means, said member being attached to a bridge at one end having a temple mount carried thereby at the other end.

7. In an ophthalmic mounting, a lens, a pair of members each comprising a strip of material shaped to substantially follow the contour of the lens and located along a portion of the edge thereof, said members being positioned on opposite sides of the lens and opposite to each other, cushioning means located between said member and the lens, and means positioned inwardly ,0! the inner edge or said members to urge them toward said lens tocompress said cushioning means, one 01 said members being flanged rearwardly at its ends and having a bridge secured to a flange at one end and a temple secured to a flange at the other.

1 THOMAS E. BOSWORTH. 

